red
noun [C or U] /red/Definition
A2 the colour of fresh blood: She uses a lot of reds and pinks in her paintings. I've always worn a lot of red. She was dressed all in red.Common coloursLess common colours
(Definition of red noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blue adjective (COLOUR)
- blue noun (COLOUR)
- bluish adjective
- brown noun
- brownish adjective
- green adjective (COLOUR)
- green noun (COLOUR)
- greenish adjective
- orange adjective
- pink adjective (PALE RED)
- pink noun (COLOUR)
- pinkish adjective
- purple adjective (COLOUR)
- purplish adjective
- red adjective
- redden verb
- reddish adjective
- yellow noun
- yellow verb
- yellowish adjective
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